How to maintain your child’s heritage language during the school years
Parents of heritage language speaking children are usually concerned about the children’s double language load
Multilingual parenting: supports for multicultural families in Ireland
Parenting is undoubtedly demanding and finding appropriate supports when multilingual parents need them can be difficult.
Will my child want to keep up my language?
How can you as a parent make sure that your child understands how important language and culture is to your family?
Irish resources for babies, toddlers and young children
It is no secret that books are an excellent language-learning resource for all ages. They take us away into a new world different from our own reality.
Hungarian Books in your Library
Toddlers require social interaction, smiling, chatting etc. things that can only be provided by humans.
When both parents speak a minority language
In families where both parents speak the same language, and that is different from the language of the society or the dominant language, parents might naturally use their language when speaking to each other and to their children.
Being consistent can be hard, but it pays off!
If you are a parent who is trying to keep up a language in a context where very few people support you, being consistent with your approach and your language choices can be hard.
Why being a “good enough” parent is better than being perfect!
Parents often feel overwhelmed and inadequate when it comes to raising children in general, but the added stress of being the only person trying to pass on a language can make parents feel like they are not good enough, especially if the child tends to respond in the majority language.
Track your child’s input in each language with the Language Exposure Wheel
At some point every parent of a bilingual child wonders if there is a special tip to boost one of the languages. There is one very special ingredient that we can all work on.
Living with multiple languages: choosing a strategy for your family
You have met families who swear by the One Parent One Language (OPOL) strategy, and others who only speak the minority language at home, others who speak a specific language only some of the time, and you are now wondering who is doing it right.